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Article
Evolution and the Pre-College Curriculum Part I: The Human Place in Nature
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 15, no. 1
Date: 1989
Pages: 34–45
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
A Multilingual Revolution [book review]
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 34, no. 2
Date: Summer 2022
Pages: 49, 51
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Abstract/Notes: Book review of 'How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do - And What it Says About You' by Katherine D. Kinzler. [...]bilingual children usually have a smaller vocabulary in each language than a monolingual child would, but their total number of words is generally equal to those of monolingual children. [...]because bilingual children often use their two languages in different contexts and for different purposes, their vocabularies across languages are rarely the same. [...]it can mean the difference between a child who can passively understand a second language and a child who actively speaks a second language.
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Book Section
Theories of Evolution
Book Title: Creative Development in the Child: The Montessori Approach
Pages: 343-350
Asia, Evolution, India, Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Maria Montessori - Writings, South Asia
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Abstract/Notes: Maria Montessori lectured in Italian during the first International Montessori Course in 1939 at Madras, India. These 75 lectures were translated into English by her son Mario, as she spoke. And were taken down near verbatim in short hand, transcribed and set into galleys overnight. One such set of proofs forms the original manuscript for this book. For the most part, each chapter in this book encompasses a single lecture. The lectures are left in the same order as they were given, swinging between psychology and the use of the materials. India’s diversity of language, social custom and religious practice enriched her research. During this time, Dr. Montessori worked with children in Madras and put into practice her theories of adapting the environment, furniture and the Practical Life materials to local conditions. In these lectures, Maria Montessori speaks with the mature wisdom of a lifetime spent studying, not just early childhood, but human development as a whole and gives a complete, wonderful and colorful overview of her pedagogy and philosophy.
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2020
ISBN: 978-90-79506-52-1
Series: The Montessori Series , 24
Doctoral Dissertation (Ph.D.)
The Historical Evolution and Contemporary Status of Montessori Schooling in New Zealand as an Example of the Adaptation of an Alternative Educational Ideal to a Particular National Context
Available from: Massey University - Theses and Dissertations
Australasia, Australia and New Zealand, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - History, Montessori schools, New Zealand, Oceania
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Abstract/Notes: There have been two distinct phases of the Montessori method of education in New Zealand. The first began in 1912 and continued into the 1950s. The second phase, starting in 1975, has resulted in over one hundred Montessori early childhood centres being established throughout the country. In this thesis I examined the historical evolution and contemporary status of Montessori schooling in New Zealand, as an adaptation of an alternative educational ideal to a particular national context. To situate this study, the history of the Montessori movement was investigated, taking into consideration the particular character and personality of its founder, Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952). It is argued that the apparent contradictions of Montessori, who claimed to be both a scientific educator and a missionary, help explain the endurance of her method. The thesis further maintains that Montessori became a global educator whose philosophy and pedagogy transcends national boundaries. The middle section of this thesis examines the Montessori movement in New Zealand during the first phase and the second phase, highlighting the key role that individuals played in spreading Montessori's ideas. The major aim was to examine how Montessori education changes and adapts in different cultures and during different time frames. The thesis concentrates on New Zealand as a culturally specific example of a global phenomenon. The final section of the thesis is a case study of a Montessori early childhood centre examining the influence of Government policy and how the development of the centre supports the ongoing implementation of Montessori's ideas. The perceptions of Montessori teachers, former parents and students regarding the nature and value of Montessori education are also considered. Finally, observations carried out as part of the case study are analysed to further demonstrate the ways in which the original ideas of Montessori have been reworked to suit a different historical and societal context. It is concluded that Montessori is a global educator whose philosophy and pedagogy transcends national boundaries. Nonetheless, the integration of Montessori education within any country, including New Zealand, does result in a culturally specific Montessori education.
Language: English
Published: Palmerston North, New Zealand, 2004
Book Section
Evolution of Life
Book Title: Creative Development in the Child: The Montessori Approach
Pages: 303-311
Asia, Evolution, India, Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Maria Montessori - Writings, South Asia
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Abstract/Notes: Maria Montessori lectured in Italian during the first International Montessori Course in 1939 at Madras, India. These 75 lectures were translated into English by her son Mario, as she spoke. And were taken down near verbatim in short hand, transcribed and set into galleys overnight. One such set of proofs forms the original manuscript for this book. For the most part, each chapter in this book encompasses a single lecture. The lectures are left in the same order as they were given, swinging between psychology and the use of the materials. India’s diversity of language, social custom and religious practice enriched her research. During this time, Dr. Montessori worked with children in Madras and put into practice her theories of adapting the environment, furniture and the Practical Life materials to local conditions. In these lectures, Maria Montessori speaks with the mature wisdom of a lifetime spent studying, not just early childhood, but human development as a whole and gives a complete, wonderful and colorful overview of her pedagogy and philosophy.
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2020
ISBN: 978-90-79506-52-1
Series: The Montessori Series , 24
Article
The Evolutionary Story: The Human Role
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 23, no. 1
Date: 1998
Pages: 157-69
Early childhood education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Argues children are bearers of the story of the universe, on a mission to celebrate existence in the community of the universe. Finds in Montessori's philosophy the articulation of education as central in the telling of the story, and for the child to find the universal center of himself or herself with all things.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Epic of Evolution Conference: Taking the Journey Back Home
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 23, no. 1
Date: 1998
Pages: 140-144
Early childhood education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Provides a summary of the presentations at the "Epic of Evolution" conference held by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (November 12-14, 1997). Describes the impact of the conference in relation to the work of Montessori and the work of Montessori teachers in scientific pursuits in the classroom.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Book Section
Man's evolution and mankind's revival / L'evoluzione dell'individuo e la rinascita dell'umanità
Book Title: La formazione dell'uomo nella ricostruzione mondiale: atti dell'8. Congresso internazionale Montessori presieduto da Maria Montessori, San Remo, 22-29 agosto 1949
Pages: 270-282
Conferences, International Montessori Congress (8th, San Remo, Italy, 22-29 August 1949)
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Abstract/Notes: Report by the director of the Werkplaats Kindergemeinsschap (children's community) in Bilthoven (The Netherlands)
Language: English, Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Ente Opera Montessori, 1950
Doctoral Dissertation (Ed.D.)
Toward an Improved Model of Education: Maria Montessori, Karl Popper, and the Evolutionary Epistemology of Human Learning
Available from: Lehigh University Library
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Abstract/Notes: Although most Americans steadfastly maintain that getting a good education guarantees a better society and opens the door to more rewarding careers, it is debated regularly whatthe best set of educational priorities and practices that constitute good schoolingshould be. Sociopolitical considerations of power and control have often driven the agendas of educational reform movements in the United States, and these agendas have typically clustered around adult priorities and ideas of how knowledge should be “transmitted” to children (Cuban, 2003, 2004; Kliebard, 1995, 2002; Perkinson, 1968, 1980, 1984; Tyack & Cuban, 1995). It is asserted in this dissertation that approaches to educational reform should instead be derived from an informed understanding of naturalistic human learning so that curricular structures and pedagogical practices start from children and work backwards in support of their intrinsic curiosity and search for regularities in the world around them...
Language: English
Published: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 2012
Article
En revolution i den pedagogiske verden: Montessori-Methoden
Publication: Koebstadskolen, vol. 4
Date: 1917
Pages: 155-156
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Language: Norwegian